Why MYSTERIES? Because that is the genre I read. Why PARADISE? Because that is where I live.
Among other things, this blog, the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution, will act as a record of books that I've read, and random thoughts.

Review: THIN BLOOD, Vicki Tyley

Craig Edmonds, a successful stockbroker, reports the disappearance of
his wife, Kirsty. What starts as a typical missing person's case soon
evolves into a full-blown homicide investigation when forensics uncover
blood traces and dark-blonde hairs in the boot of the missing woman's
car. Added to this, is Craig's adulterous affair with the victim's
younger sister, Narelle Croswell, compounded further by a recently
acquired $1,000,000 insurance policy on his wife's life. He is charged
with murder but, with no body and only circumstantial evidence, he walks
free when two trials resulting in hung juries fail to convict him.

Ten
years later, Jacinta Deller, a newspaper journalist is retrenched.
Working on a freelance story about missing persons, she comes across the
all but forgotten Edmonds case. When she discovers her boyfriend, Brett
Rhodes, works with Narelle Croswell, who is not only the victim's
sister but is now married to the prime suspect, her sister's husband,
she thinks she has found the perfect angle for her article. Instead, her
life is turned upside down, as befriending the woman, she becomes
embroiled in a warped game of delusion and murder.

My take

I've been meaning to read this novel by Australian author Vicki Tyley for some time now and I found it a satisfying read. The plot is well thought out, perhaps a little unlikely, and I liked the main character Jacinta Deller.

The setting is suburban Melbourne but I didn't think the novel had a particularly Australian flavour, apart occasional bits of the dialogue.

I must admit that I had the final solution worked about about two thirds of the way through, and was pleased to find that I was right.

I believe Vicki Tyley's books might only be available as self-published e-books, but perhaps someone could leave more information via a comment. If you are looking for a light but satisfying read, then this might hit the spot.